Leonardo Fibonacci represents, without any doubts, one of the most appreciated and well-known personalities in the Western world. His reputation is primarily related to the famous series of numbers named after him, even though he was above all a great science writer, who played a founding role in the History of Mathematics, as well as in the History of Culture. His books have been investigated over the years by prominent scholars, who gave birth to large and fruitful debates and translations, which let his works be known beyond the academic circles too. However, there is still a lack of philologic and linguistic studies, that could enlighten the most difficult aspects of his mathematical language. This topic aims to examine some recurring technical nouns of the Pratica Geometrie. The most simple and apparently elementary words can be, indeed, very elusive and ambiguous; moreover, they can cause problems even to the most experienced and cautious interpreter.

Observations on the Technical Vocabulary of Leonardo Fibonacci's Pratica Geometrie / Rozza, Nicoletta. - (2018). (Intervento presentato al convegno Des mathématiques médiévales savoirs, textes, langues et enseignement. tenutosi a Paris, Institut Henri Poincaré. nel 16.3.2018).

Observations on the Technical Vocabulary of Leonardo Fibonacci's Pratica Geometrie

NICOLETTA ROZZA
2018

Abstract

Leonardo Fibonacci represents, without any doubts, one of the most appreciated and well-known personalities in the Western world. His reputation is primarily related to the famous series of numbers named after him, even though he was above all a great science writer, who played a founding role in the History of Mathematics, as well as in the History of Culture. His books have been investigated over the years by prominent scholars, who gave birth to large and fruitful debates and translations, which let his works be known beyond the academic circles too. However, there is still a lack of philologic and linguistic studies, that could enlighten the most difficult aspects of his mathematical language. This topic aims to examine some recurring technical nouns of the Pratica Geometrie. The most simple and apparently elementary words can be, indeed, very elusive and ambiguous; moreover, they can cause problems even to the most experienced and cautious interpreter.
2018
Observations on the Technical Vocabulary of Leonardo Fibonacci's Pratica Geometrie / Rozza, Nicoletta. - (2018). (Intervento presentato al convegno Des mathématiques médiévales savoirs, textes, langues et enseignement. tenutosi a Paris, Institut Henri Poincaré. nel 16.3.2018).
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